Speaking of Precision Podcast: Monday With Miles

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Industry expert, Miles Free III, discusses a variety of valuable topics relevant to the precision machining industry including safety, regulations, management and more!

Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller


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    Talking Business Part 5 with special guest John Detterbeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 20:28


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 5 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Chipbreakers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 20:02


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss the important factors that go into choosing the right chipbreakers for your operation.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

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    Reframing Work-Life Balance and Development Opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 18:56


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss why factors other than compensation can be the difference between keeping and losing a current or potential employee in a continuous battle for skilled workers in our shops.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    ISO Material Groups: Non-ferrous

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 13:39


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss why it is important to understand ISO material groups to get proper match of tool and workpiece material.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Talking Business Part 4 with special guest John Detterbeck

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 16:33


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 4 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    What's Going On In Washington D.C. with Omar Nashashibi of Inside Beltway

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 31:00


    Miles Free and David Wynn unexpectedly discuss tax cuts and regulatory actions before talking tariffs with Omar Nashashibi of Inside Beltway. There is more to impact your shop in Washington DC than tariffs…For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Live from the 2025 PMPA PMTS Booth (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 48:16


    Part 3 of Miles Free being joined by a wide array of various industry leaders as PMPA went live from the PMTS 2025 show floor. Great discussions were had that involved key takeaways from the show, latest advancements and trends, and words of wisdom for all.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Live from the 2025 PMPA PMTS Booth (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 47:40


    Part 2 of Miles Free being joined by a wide array of various industry leaders as PMPA went live from the PMTS 2025 show floor. Great discussions were had that involved key takeaways from the show, latest advancements and trends, and words of wisdom for all.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Live from the 2025 PMPA PMTS Booth (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 50:04


    Part 1 of Miles Free being joined by a wide array of various industry leaders as PMPA went live from the PMTS 2025 show floor. Great discussions were had that involved key takeaways from the show, latest advancements and trends, and words of wisdom for all.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Three Key Factors to Understanding the Machinability of Carbon and Alloy Steel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 15:36


    The machinability of steel bars is determined by three primary factors. Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn review the factors and their impact on machining steel in our precision machining shops. For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Identifying ISO Workpiece Material Groups: Cast Iron

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 14:24


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss why it is important to understand ISO material groups to get proper match of tool and workpiece material.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Lost Art of Mastery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 20:00


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss the value to honing and mastering to a craft and why it takes time and experience to achieve mastery.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    What Does the Future Hold for Leaded Steels?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 19:52


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn discuss the consequences of the loss of domestic supply for leaded steels, and the complicating factors of government permits, tariffs on imports, and regulations in Europe that continue to complicate leaded free machining steels' application and availability. Optimism that the market will find a solution is considered, but our shops need to do the math as they move to less machinable 'substitute' materials and modify their processes.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Talking Business Part 3 with Special Guest John Detterbeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 31:07


    Miles Free and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 3 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Everything Tariffs with Omar Nashashibi of Inside Beltway

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 39:12


    Miles Free and Carli Kistler-Miller discuss everything tariffs with Omar Nashashibi of Inside Beltway.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Preview of the 2025 Mastery Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 25:26


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn give our listeners a peek into at what to expect on PMPA's upcoming Mastery Program including five PMPA member shops, two stainless steel mills, two toolmakers, one machine tool builder,  one steel mill, one bronze foundry, one brass mill, and the Precision Machining Technology Show! Registration is currently open and seating is limited! To learn more visit pmpa.org/mastery-program

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    PMPA's National Technical Conference 2025 - Maximize Potential

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 31:30


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn take a deep dive on the upcoming PMPA National Technical Conference in Cleveland, Ohio! Please visit pmpa.org/techconf for more details!For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Talking Business Part 2 with special guest John Detterbeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 19:30


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 2 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Keeping It In The Family With Maya, Adria and Aaron Bagshaw of W.H. Bagshaw Co. Inc.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 29:32


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn are joined by Maya, Adria and Aaron Bagshaw of W.H. Bagshaw Co. Inc. who share a wide-ranging discussion about the opportunities and challenges of going to work in the Family business.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    PMPA's Management Update Conference 2025 Primer with Renee Merker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 24:43


    Miles Free, David Wynn, and Renee Merker, Director of Communications and Events give listeners a peek into what to expect from the upcoming Management Update Conference in Orlando, Florida, February 6 - 8th!For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Keeping It In The Family With Travis Donaldson of Donmac Precision Machining Inc.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 40:54


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn are joined by Travis Donaldson of Donmac Precision Machining Inc. where the discuss his experience of passing the business torch from one family member to another.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Talking Business with special guest John Detterbeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 28:40


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Speaking of Precision: Season 4 Finale (Blooper Reel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 11:31


    PMPA's Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn had another podcast packed year recording the fifth season of Speaking of Precision throughout 2024. Too much fun? You be the judge. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Season 6 starts January 6th!For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    The Quality Function – Value Added Overhead

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 20:14


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss how quality function can help our precision machining shops be successful serving operations and sales groups. For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Identifying ISO Workpiece Material Groups - Steel Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 12:52


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss why it is important to understand ISO material groups to get proper match of tool and workpiece material.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    The Power of the Coating

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 23:38


    How are we to choose between all of the various tool coatings available? Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss different coatings for tools and criteria for selecting, or avoiding them for your application.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

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    Composition of Steel-Reporting Practices for Unspecified Elements

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 15:32


    Sometimes the test report shows more chemical elements than we expect. Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss why.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Update on PMPA Government Affairs Activity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 20:30


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss what PMPA has been working on in the area of regulatory and government affairs  that could potentially impact our precision machining shops.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Ductility as Measured by Tensile Testing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 10:43


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss tensile testing to determine ductility and use it to understand suitability of material for our processes and product applications.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    5 Must-Do Safety Contacts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 17:54


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss 5 safety contacts to make to immediately improve safety in your precision machining shops.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

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    Identifying ISO Workpiece Material Groups

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 13:45


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn have a conversation centered around Identifying ISO Workpiece Material Groups, how important it is to your end result and how understanding the different material groups can improve your precision machining shop. For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    First Aid or Recordable?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 20:32


    Does your company treat all first aid incidents as recordables? Carli Kistler-Miller, Miles Free and David Wynn dive into what the difference is and why you need to know this in your shop. For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

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    Slips, Trips and Falls

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 15:02


    Causing nearly 700 fatalities a year plus many more serious injuries, Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss the keys to keeping these accidents away from your shop. For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Single Point of Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 14:30


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss when and why some plans need to be in place before a catastrophic event occurs.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Domain Mastery for Mastering Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 24:22


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn review some of the ways you can position yourself and your team to ensure a win in the game of change.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Macro Programming Basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 20:09


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn review some macro programming basics and why they are a powerful way to level up a CNC program.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Psychological Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 15:32


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn talk about how psychological safety can improve production and innovation in your shop.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    PMPA's Annual Meeting 2024 Primer with Renee Merker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 27:42


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, David Wynn and Renee Merker, Director of Communications and Events give listeners a peek into what to expect from the upcoming Annual Meeting in Dana Point, California!For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Can You Hold This Tolerance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 13:21


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss why the question “Can you hold this tolerance” is more than an engineering question.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

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    Recovery Month (with special guest Adria Bagshaw)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 25:49


     Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn are joined by Adria Bagshaw of W.H. Bagshaw Co. Inc. to discuss Recovery Month, why W.H. Bagshaw Co. Inc. decided to get into being a recovery friendly business and why it is important. For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Cold Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 16:46


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss how  the cold work of cold drawing can affect machining performance in your shop. For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

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    Task Prioritizing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 28:30


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss their interpretations of The Eisenhower Matrix and how it can improve task prioritizing in precision machining shops.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Which Fire Extinguisher Should You Use

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 19:27


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn share which fire extinguishers to use on which class of fires.  For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Rebooting Safety Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 24:34


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn explain why now the perfect time for a safety reboot and the proper steps to enhance your shop's Safety performance.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Do You Have a Quoting Process?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 24:06


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn delve into how important it is to have a process and five key areas to consider when quoting precision machined parts.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

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    How To Beat The Heat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 13:08


    It's that time of year when working in a shop can be hot. Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn give us three P's to beat the heat.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

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    Is Utility What We Really Mean When We Say Value

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 13:26


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn discuss Miles' disdain for the phrase "Value Added" to discover what the real meaning is.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Support is Essential to Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 16:46


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn answer some hard-hitting questions that will reveal why support is essential to success-and everyone's job- moving forward in our precision machining shops. “Everybody wins when you share knowledge.”For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    The Relationship Between Continuing Claims and Job Openings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 21:13


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn explore the data and the way it shapes the relationship between continuing claims and job openings in our precision machining shops.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Shop Visitor Checklist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 21:44


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn dive into why its important to have a shop visitor checklist for the inevitable visits to our precision machining shops.For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

    Ten Important Things to Know Before Working as a CNC Machinist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 15:24


    Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller, and David Wynn review ten important things to know for performers go into their CNC Machinist position to ensure longevity in a career in precision machining!For More Information Visit pmpa.org/podcasts

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